Synonyms for amok
əˈmʌk, əˈmɒkamok

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)adverb

   frenzied as if possessed by a demon

   "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"

   Antonyms:
   sane

2. amok, amuckadverb

   wildly; without self-control

   "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"

   Synonyms:
   amuck, murderously

   Antonyms:
   sane

3. amok, amuck, murderouslyadverb

   in a murderous frenzy

   "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

   Synonyms:
   amuck, murderously

   Antonyms:
   sane

Suggested Resources

1. AMOK

   What does AMOK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the AMOK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

How to pronounce amok?

How to say amok in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use amok in a sentence?

1. Darrell Issa:

   The Biden Administration’s clear consideration to ban an appliance used by more than 40 million homes and 76 percent of restaurants is worse than Green New Deal-style regulation run amok, it is a preposterous overreach of federal power that would deny Americans a necessary product they use every day.

2. Former Michigan congressman:

   I don't even care about the human element. There's a system out there running amok.

3. Bruce Patterson:

   With COVID-19, we have a virus thats running amok in the human population. It originated in a horseshoe bat in China. There are 25 or 30 species of horseshoe bats in China, and no one can determine which one was involved. We owe it to ourselves to learn more about them and their relatives.

4. Stuart Pimm:

   There are parts of the world where invasive species have gone amok, and that tells us we need to be very careful not to bring in any more to do any more harm, we need to be better stewards so that we can share these wonderful animals with our children and grandchildren.

5. Donald Trump:

   We need somebody strong that can rein it in. Because, as I think you've all learned, the intelligence agencies have run amok. They have run amok.